The US Cancels Visas for Hungarians Involved in Corruption

By

Veronika Gulyas

Oct 17, 2014 6:11 pm CET

The State Department refused entry to the U.S. to several Hungarians because it said they had been involved in corruption, once more highlighting tensions between the U.S. administration and the feisty government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

In a statement issued by Charge’d affairs M. Andre Goodfriend the embassy said the US canceled the visas on the basis of “credible information that those persons are either engaging in or benefiting from corruption.”

The State Department didn’t disclose the names of the individuals. Mr. Goodfriend said there were less than 10 and some of them were state officials.